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1000 Ausome Things #AutismPositivity2013 Flashblog Announcement

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

We know you have been waiting… and we have been working and organizing behind the scenes. Now we are ready and we are excited to announce the theme for the second annual Autism Positivity Flashblog Event on April 30th, 2013: “1000 … Continue reading →

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Today is April 1st and you all know what that means…

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

This is a repost from April 1st of last year. It seems relevant still: It is Sunday morning – and I asked H to help me with this post. I want to talk with him about Autism Awareness/Acceptance. It is … Continue reading →

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Autistic people should…

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Today is the ‘Autistic people should…’ flash blog. Here is what H wanted me to share: Please check out the other amazing contributions at: http://autisticpeopleshould.blogspot.ca/ ___________________________________________________ 30 Days of Autism is a project designed to fight stigma, promote civil rights, … Continue reading →

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I am so NOT a Superhero: Autism, Holiday Stress, and Making Cookies with the Kids

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Originally posted on Thirty Days of Autism:
I sometimes think I would like to be a superhero – well perhaps not actually – but I have previously admitted that I am coveting the cape!!  A cape would be cool –…

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Vectors of Autism and Alone Together: thoughts on extending social understanding

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

The theme of the SFU film festival was Alone Together… and how in the midst of an urban environment people can still feel isolated, solitary, and disconnected.  It is interesting that concept can be extended to have meaning the context … Continue reading →

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Be the Change… Vectors of Autism at the SFU Alone Together Film Festival

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Lately I have been so busy – I can hardly tell which side is up. I mentioned I was too busy to blog to my friend Ariane at Emma’sHopeBook and we brainstormed a few ideas. Here is a depiction of … Continue reading →

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Social Thinking at Work: A book review

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Winner, M.G.,& Crooke, P. (2011) Social Thinking at Work. San Jose, CA.: Think Social, Inc., & North River Press. Part of my motivation for reviewing Social Thinking at Work is that I strongly believe we need to be spreading understanding … Continue reading →

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Pockets full of rocks!! River walks and rainy day ideas

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

We had an amazing and somewhat rainy walk by the river today… You might be able to picture Craig and I sharing brief exchanges as we sidestepped the wettest of the puddles, interrupted by H’s excited and typically non sequitur … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Autism to ‘I Wish I Didn’t Have Aspergers’: a letter to my son #AutismPositivity2012

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

To ‘I Wish I Didn’t Have Aspergers/Autism’: A letter to my son I have written three posts over the past few days… none of them this one. I have worried about saying the wrong thing, offering useless platitudes, or trite … Continue reading →

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To “I Wish I Didn’t Have Aspergers”: An #AutismPositivity2012 Flash Blog Event

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

A couple of weeks ago, someone somewhere googled, “I Wish I Didn’t Have Aspergers.”  The phrase popped up in a blogging dashboard and struck the blogger as being particularly sad. She wished she could have answered that someone, and that … Continue reading →

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